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So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really take on an $800 million company?
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Fisker says it plans more layoffs less than two months after cutting 15 percent of its workforce as the EV startup tries to raise cash to…
When Asheem Chandna arrived at Rubrik’s office in Palo Alto on a Friday night in early 2015, he couldn’t wait to see what the young company…
Photo sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them
EyeEmthe Berlin-based photo-sharing community that left last year for the Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, it now licenses its users’ photos to train AI models.…
AI can creep into the newsroom, as outlets want it to Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET and others have experimented with articles written by AI.…
Paystand has acquired expense management software startup Teampay to create what the companies describe as “no-fee B2B digital payments and expenses.” Financial terms of the deal…
Darktrace is set to go private in a deal that values the UK-based cyber security giant at around $5 billion. A newly formed entity called Luke…
FTC’s ban on non-compete clauses could be good for startups. But it can also be shot down.
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 against prohibit the use of most non-compete agreements on Tuesday. This decision means that companies cannot require non-senior employees to…
Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after federal authorities find 13 fatal crashes linked to misuse
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed a long-running investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system after looking into hundreds of crashes involving its misuse, including…
Global Founders Capital will use Rocket Internet’s cash instead of raising new capital
Global Founders Capitalthe Berlin-based VC firm with close ties to German startup factory Rocket Internet is set to become Rocket Internet’s business arm. The VC previously…